We at the GRIT Center were honored to welcome the founder of Ravn, Rick Roberts! Rick shared incredible pieces of wisdom with our Entrepreneurship Seminar students! "You have to have a lack of a fear of failure or embarrassment; you have to be pretty vulnerable at times." Thanks, Rick!
GRIT Center: Rural Entrepreneurship at Snow College
Higher Education
Ephraim, UT 136 followers
Teaching students entrepreneurial skills so they can grow their lives and their dreams.
About us
The GRIT Center for Rural Entrepreneurship is the student entrepreneurship center at Snow College. We help students utilized the resources available to them to identify problems in their community, imagine creative solutions, validate their concept and put the pieces in place to grow successful businesses.
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www.thegritcenter.com
External link for GRIT Center: Rural Entrepreneurship at Snow College
- Industry
- Higher Education
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Ephraim, UT
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2019
- Specialties
- bootstrapping, lean canvas, critical thinking, design thinking, problem solving, empowerment
Locations
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151 South Main St.
Ephraim, UT 84627, US
Employees at GRIT Center: Rural Entrepreneurship at Snow College
Updates
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The GRIT Center was happy to welcome to Jerry Cluff, Owner of Cluff Building and Fencing and his family to our Seminar Series! Jerry told a heartwarming story about what it means to build a company. He shared the philosophy "There is more to our work than money," something passed down from his father. Thank you, Jerry!
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The first Seminar Speaker of the 2025 semester was Dr. Jason Scott Earl with Kipuka Advisors, LLC. He took our students through the common myths of entrepreneurship and gave them a better outlook on the process! Thank you, Jason!
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GRIT Center: Rural Entrepreneurship at Snow College reposted this
Founder of Strategy Guidemap, Snow College Business Instructor, and Team Leader on the National Strategic Research Team
At Snow College our entrepreneurship center is called the GRIT Center.
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Our Seminar Series for Fall 2024 was honored to have Tanner Thompson as our final speaker! The CEO of The Shirt Stop | Custom Screen Printing & Embroidery told our students his secrets to success: Delay gratification, hire your weaknesses, and fake it 'til you make it. Find a way to pour gas on the fire, and you can be a success! Thanks, Tanner!
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The GRIT Center welcomed Cynthia Kimball Davis, Ph.D. to our Seminar Series. Cynthia had incredible insight on the power of service when creating your business. "If we open our home and love, be kind, and show hospitality to people to the highest degree, it will all work out." We can't wait to Snuggle Inn and learn more from this incredible entrepreneur! Thanks, Cynthia!
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Thank you to Devron Larson for coming to Snow College! The Founder of Power Plus Cleaning and Restoration taught our students how to use their "unlimited potential" to make their businesses successful. It will be stressful, but in the end, "action means momentum, and momentum creates passion." Thanks, Devron!
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Thank you to our latest speaker Angela Taylor! The founder of Clover Clinical in Richfield, Utah spoke to our Snow College students about developing a business and raising a family at the same time; sharing the "truth behind the business." She challenged our students to try three things: stay engaged, develop relationships, and "grow your village". Thank you, Angela!
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The GRIT Center is gearing up for our biggest competition of the year: the SnowDown Business Model Competition. We are now looking for online judges. This would be a great chance to connect with and mentor our wonderful Snow College students. Judging shouldn't take longer than 1-2 hours. Judging will involve reading an estimated 5-7 executive summaries, filling out a simple online scoring sheet for each, and giving at least one sentence of feedback to each team that you review. If you're interested, please follow this link to our Google Form sign up. https://lnkd.in/gKY6yMth Thank you!
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We took a "tripp" into rural entrepreneurship with Ephraim Tripp in our seminar series! Ephraim talked about overcoming roadblocks and focusing on the future when it comes to your business. Thanks, Ephraim!
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